CFA #4-Context Clues

I thoroughly enjoyed that particular TV series and was saddened to discover that it was going on hiatus after only six episodes. What does hiatus mean in this sentence?

• a break                               
• an opening 
• a passage 
• a gap

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

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Contingents of provincial militiamen regularly fought side by side with British regulars and their native allies in each of the four great wars France and England waged for control of North America.  The word provincial is used to mean:

• Italian local                         
• American colonial                         
• French rural                                     
• British parochial

His Morte d'Arthur, printed by Caxton in 1485, epitomizes the rich mythology which Geoffrey's work had first called into life, and gave the Arthurian story a lasting place in the English imagination.
The word epitomizes can best be defined as...

• quotes
• disqualifies
• exemplifies
• explains

Try as I might, I simply could not swallow the mawkish-tasting medicine without gagging. The term mawking-tasting nearly means

• insipid 
• sentimental
• nauseating
• mushy

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

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As I was dusting the sideboard, I accidently knocked against the potpourri and spilled it all over the new rug. The word potpourri may be best defined as

• meat and potato stew 
• jar of mixed petals and spices
• collection of sheet music                   
• albums of family photos

The classroom was in a state of bedlam when the substitute was trying to teach. What does bedlam most likely mean? 

• discipline 
• dreaminess 
• peace
• disorder

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The stories children concoct can be hilarious when they are trying to avoid getting in trouble. What does the verb, concoct, most likely mean? 

• make up
• expose
• discipline
• confirm

The transient lifestyle of Ishmeal Beah meant he never slept in the same place more than a few nights in a row. What is the closest meaning of the word transient? 

• long-lasting 
• ardent 
• scholarly
• temporary

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

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The look of ennui told me my roommate had watched Netflix all day and needed to get out of the house for some stimuli. Ennui most likely means

• valiant 
• arrogant 
• boredom 
• spastic 

A teaspoon of “Roach-Root” powder, mixed with a quart of water, produces a nebulous, strong-smelling liquid that is highly toxic to cockroaches. The best meaning for the word nebulous is

• fuzzy
• cloudy
• confused
• vague